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spald

/spɔːld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spald
IPA
/spɔːld/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To split.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spalden, from either Middle Dutch spalden (“to spilt”) or Middle Low German spalden (“to spilt”), ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *spilþijan (“to destroy, spoil, ruin”). Cognate with German spalten (“to split”), Danish spalte (“to split”), Norwegian spalte (“to split”), Swedish spalta (“to split”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spalden, *spilþijan

Inflected Forms

spalds (present, singular) spalding (participle, present) spalded (participle, past) spalded (past)

Frequently Paired Words

speld

Rhymes With

called installed recalled bald walled wald scald skald palled mald

Questions

How do you pronounce spald?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɔːld/.
What does spald mean?
To split.
Where does spald come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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